Zero Life

 Pretty quick fix for me, although it was hard work... So looking at the parts before I removed them, they looked corroded but not too bad: ...

 Yes, for the first time in Zedster's life, he came back on a flatbed... I was driving back from a work lunch down some small, country l...

Aarrrgghh,  got a leak of... er... something. Worryingly,  it looks like it might be from the sump but,  strangely,  it seems to be pink,  w...

Got my new video camera,  just in time for a planned trip to the Bentley car museum in East Sussex. A great drive out,  with about 25 cars...

I had a great drive out tonight - I met up with a few of the guys from the  SKCC forum  and Matt kindly brought his laser tracking kit,  to ...

Another first yesterday - first drive to work. Zedster looks tiny in a car park next to those huge Ford Fiestas... Long-term, I am conside...

Having said the front of the car was finished,  I just had to plug in the front indicators - surely a job of seconds,  I hear you say? Two...

I realised I hadn't actually checked my newly installed fog light worked,  so battery connected up and... nothing! Spent 20 minutes pani...

After the euphoria of my last entry,  it's been a quiet week. I tried to make a start on the reversing light but,  as so often happens...

One of the best days of my build so far... The plan today was to get the wheels on,  roll the car out,  clear out the dump that is my ga...

With the arrival of the IVA covers,  I was finally able to finish off the nearside front suspension: I was all prepared to bolt the cali...

Well,  finished the skid pan/bash plate (whatever its called) and,  to be frank,  it's poo. This is what I was trying to cover up: ...

Spent the last couple of garage sessions trying to make a skid plate. Not normally needed but I bought a sump from Tiger,  which leaves the ...

Off-side suspension mostly on and tightened up,  with IVA covers on: Finally unboxed the front discs and started putting some black Ham...

Probably the most frustrating evening yet in my garage,  just trying to fit the front suspension. Having said the side panel was a good fi...

Finally had something delivered that I could actually use - tap for the front wishbones and tie-rod extensions. Finally able to complete the...

Starting to get really annoyed with this hub nut socket. I thought I'd measured it to be 40mm and so ordered that size socket. Arrived t...

JIT is the commonly used industrial system which stands for Just In Time, meaning you ensure that you order parts so they arrive just as the...

Well,  turned out I'd left a penny washer out of the lower wishbone to hub carrier bolt,  which is why it was sinking in to the bush. No...

Spent the evening putting the new crush tubes back into the suspension and rebuilding it all. This is the slight difference in length (rub...